
Nr katalogowy: BISSACD 2558
Nośnik: 1 SACD
Data wydania: listopad 2022
EAN: 7318599925585
Mozart: The Prussian Quartets
Bis - BISSACD 2558Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Chiaroscuro Quartet
Alina Ibragimova, violin
Pablo Hernán Benedí, violin
Emilie Hörnlund, viola
Claire Thirion, cello
String Quartet No. 21 in D major, K 575 - I. Allegretto
String Quartet No. 21 in D major, K 575 - II. Andante
String Quartet No. 21 in D major, K 575 - III. Menuetto
String Quartet No. 21 in D major, K 575 - IV. Allegretto
String Quartet No. 22 in B flat major, K 589 - I. Allegro
String Quartet No. 21 in D major, K 575 - II. Larghetto
String Quartet No. 21 in D major, K 575 - III. Menuetto
String Quartet No. 21 in D major, K 575 - IV. Allegro assai
String Quartet No. 23 in F major, K 590 - I. Allegro moderato
String Quartet No. 23 in F major, K 590 - II. Andante
String Quartet No. 23 in F major, K 590 - III. Menuetto
String Quartet No. 23 in F major, K 590 - IV. Allegro
String Quartet No. 22 in B flat major, K 589
String Quartet No. 23 in F major, K 590
The writing of quartets was never an easy matter for Mozart. However, one would hardly guess that the Prussian quartets were the product of ‘exhausting labour’ (his own words), such is their beguiling ease of workmanship. No. 21 in D major stands out as one of the most melodious chamber compositions of Mozart’s mature period, emanating something of the sensual Mediterranean warmth of the opera Cosi fan tutte composed shortly afterwards. No. 22 in B flat major also emphasises the importance of melody and gives the ‘royal’ cello some beautiful solos. As for No. 23 in F major, while it is tempting to hear a melancholy, autumnal quality in Mozart’s later works, there is, however, no sense of farewell in this his final string quartet: the spirit of Haydn is everywhere, especially in the finale with its effects borrowed from Hungarian folklore.
Recording: 23rd 27th November 2020 at the Britten Studio, Snape Maltings, UK. Instrumentarium: Violin by Anselmo Bellosio c. 1780 (Ibragimova); Violin by Andrea Amati 1570 (Benedí); Viola by Willems, c. 1700 (Hörnlund); Cello by Carlo Tononi 1720 (Thirion
Trzy Pruskie kwartety nr 21-23 K. 575, 589, 590 skomponowane przez Wolfgang Amadeusa Mozarta w latach 1789-90, a zatem pod koniec życia, zostały napisane na zamówienie króla Prus Fryderyka Wilhelma II. Nie bez znaczenia jest fakt, że król z zamiłowania grał na wi-olonczeli i stąd wyjątkowo doniosła i śpiewna w charakterze partia wiolonczeli, która na każdym etapie jest słyszalna. Kwartetów miało być sześć, Mozart jednak nie dokończył już całości cyklu. To dojrzałe kompozycje kameralne, nawiązujące do dokonań Haydna w tym zakresie, którego kwartety Mozart bardzo cenił. Chiaroscuro Quartet tworzą wybitni muzycy: Alina Ibragimova, Pablo Hernán Benedí (skrzypce), Emilie Hörnlund (altówka) i Claire Thiri-on (wiolonczela). Doskonale oddają wszystkie odcienie tej muzyki, także te emocjonalne - od radości po melancholię.
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